Bold Business Podcast

In addition to being a First Lady, Eleanore Roosevelt served at the United Nations, focusing on human rights and women's issues and She worked on behalf of the League of Women Voters. Like any leader, she had people that disliked her and people that loved her. Her impact still is felt today through her words and the roles she modeled. Jessica Dewell hosts this Leader’s Discuss panel featuring Debra Oakland and Lori King. Starting the Conversation…

• “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanore Roosevelt
• Dreams and leadership, they are intertwined.

View Transcript here.

Host:  Jessica Dewell

Panel:  Lori King, Debra Oakland

What You Will Hear:

Eleanore Roosevelt created a pathway for women, left a legacy for us to build on.

How we view our lives - choice for fulfillment.

Personal and business are part of the acts in life. What are we doing? What are the actions?

Recognition of self-imposed limitations.

“No one can make you inferior without your consent.” - Eleanore Roosevelt

Break the change and choose different behavior.

Look at the progress making each day - even if it is s.l.o.w.

Vulnerability and fear of hiding.

Stepping back and being aware of where we are right now.

A regular check-in is necessary to see if on right path.

Book resource: Three Feet From Gold

Recognize when we’ve arrived - and achieved our goals.

Catch ourself in ‘busy.’

“NOW: Naturally Occurring Wonder” - Debra Oakland

About Change your Movie, Change Your Life.

“Everything you need to know, you know. Everything you need to have, you have…You know what you need to do” - Notes from the Universe.

Problem solving and the unexpected. Tips to shift, change, and practice.

Get over the asking, and ask for help.

Break the cycle to move forward.

Notable & Quotable:

Debra Oakland: If you don’t believe in the beauty of your dreams, who will?

Debra Oakland: My passion shows up rhythmically throughout my life.

Debra Oakland: Honor every woman who is paling the way for us by dancing to our own rhythm and living the beauty of our dreams.

Lori King: I am an introvert that can come totally out of my shell with social media.

Lori King: In act one of my life I was dancing to someone else’s tune. Because, yes…I could do it.

Lori King: Not only do you have to have the dream, you need to take the actions to bring the dream to life.

Jessica Dewell: Understanding the pain and accepting pain is part of conscious choice.

Debra Oakland: Our story does not define us.

Jessica Dewell: When everything is a struggle, a small shift to move things around provides new insight.

Lori King: I was doing the right things, but kept hitting road blocks - I recognized the clues to look deeper.

Jessica Dewell: When we are not acknowledging our accomplishments and see the impact - we are missing out on a true person-to-person connection.

Debra Oakland: Be the observer in your own life.

Jessica Dewell: There is a skill that they are afraid of, or they didn’t have a chance to practice…and that skill is problem solving.

Lori King: No control over what just happened. So, let it go. Power is in the present moment.

Debra Oakland: What ingredient can I use, since I don’t have the one I need, to make this dish sing? I problem solve.

Jessica Dewell: First, notice.

Resources:

• Change Your Movie, Change Your Life
• Three Feet From Gold

Tags: leader, action, Eleanore Roosevelt, dream, today, future, bold, fearless, commitment, challenge, passion, reinvent, communication, lack, scarcity, progress, awareness, understanding, choice, tradition, judgement

Responsiveness directly correlates to long term strategy and success. Adaptiveness is about being present in the moment and adjusting to what is. Action is the core. We act, and then we can plan (responsiveness). The more of those things we have (preparation, knowledge, and understanding) the easier it can be to adapt. Jessica Dewell hosts Carmen Rojas and Iva Ignjatovic are this programs Leaders Discuss panel. They answer and discuss: How do you prepare for unexpected problems out of your control and plan to be adaptable?

Starting the conversation…

• Responsiveness versus Adaptiveness.
• How do you prepare for unexpected problems out of your control and plan to be adaptable?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Carmen Rojas, Iva Ignjatovic

What You Will Hear:

Move in smaller steps.

Know where problems are likely to occur.

Time and money are known constraints.

The illusion of control.

Mistakes will happen. Adjustments or refinements are to be expected.

Cost of the action we choose.

Tips for being adaptable.

Stop, look, and listen. Then choose.

When we don't want to make a choice.

How our strengths fit it.

The point when we choose to react or respond and our emotions.

90% of things that happen us do not need an immediate response. A step back is a way to see the whole situation.

Skills take practice to develop.

Course corrections require communication and awareness to bring everyone along.

Slow down - look a few steps ahead.

There is a path of fast enough and too fast - find it to minimize mistakes.

Steps to build an effective plan and THE skill to do it well.

Knowing ourself will allow us to build plans that use our strengths.

Notable & Quotable:

Carmen Rojas: Little is predictable.

Iva Ignjatovic: Accept that its likely that something will go wrong.

Jessica Dewell: When we know where we are going, it is possible to build a workable and achievable plan.

Carmen Rojas: I have to model what I expect of others.

Iva Ignjatovic: I may stumble but I won't give up.

Jessica Dewell: Responsiveness is long term. Adaptability is in the moment.

Iva Ignjatovic: More than just being fast. It's about choosing the optimal option.

Carmen Rojas: I choose to react or respond to a situation.

Jessica Dewell: When we want a new habit, practicing the action can't be overwhelming.

Carmen Rojas: When I email angry, that comes across, even when I use the same words as when I'm calm.

Jessica Dewell: Our emotions play a role whether we recognize it or not.

Carmen Rojas: It's more important to give the correct response and not the first response.

Iva Ignjatovic: When it comes to social media companies can be too slow is a mistake and too fast mistakes are made.

Tags: leader, adapt, adaptive, response, responsive, skills, control, interpret, predict, prepare, learn, experience, influence, flexible, quick, fast, hesitation, avoidance, emotions, intentional, intention, mistake

Responsiveness directly correlates to long term strategy and success. Adaptiveness is about being present in the moment and adjusting to what is. Action is the core. We act, and then we can plan (responsiveness). The more of those things we have (preparation, knowledge, and understanding) the easier it can be to adapt. Jessica Dewell hosts Carmen Rojas and Iva Ignjatovic are this programs Leaders Discuss panel. They answer and discuss: How do you prepare for unexpected problems out of your control and plan to be adaptable?

Starting the conversation…

• Responsiveness versus Adaptiveness.
• How do you prepare for unexpected problems out of your control and plan to be adaptable?

Host:  Jessica Dewell

Panel:  Carmen Rojas, Iva Ignjatovic

What You Will Hear:

Move in smaller steps.

Know where problems are likely to occur.

Time and money are known constraints.

The illusion of control.

Mistakes will happen. Adjustments or refinements are to be expected.

Cost of the action we choose.

Tips for being adaptable.

Stop, look, and listen. Then choose.

When we don’t want to make a choice.

How our strengths fit it.

The point when we choose to react or respond and our emotions.

90% of things that happen us do not need an immediate response. A step back is a way to see the whole situation.

Skills take practice to develop.

Course corrections require communication and awareness to bring everyone along.

Slow down - look a few steps ahead.

There is a path of fast enough and too fast - find it to minimize mistakes.

Steps to build an effective plan and THE skill to do it well.

Knowing ourself will allow us to build plans that use our strengths.

Notable & Quotable:

Carmen Rojas: Little is predictable.

Iva Ignjatovic: Accept that its likely that something will go wrong.

Jessica Dewell: When we know where we are going, it is possible to build a workable and achievable plan.

Carmen Rojas: I have to model what I expect of others.

Iva Ignjatovic: I may stumble but I won’t give up.

Jessica Dewell: Responsiveness is long term. Adaptability is in the moment.

Iva Ignjatovic: More than just being fast. It’s about choosing the optimal option.

Carmen Rojas: I choose to react or respond to a situation.

Jessica Dewell: When we want a new habit, practicing the action can’t be overwhelming.

Carmen Rojas: When I email angry, that comes across, even when I use the same words as when I’m calm.

Jessica Dewell: Our emotions play a role whether we recognize it or not.

Carmen Rojas: It’s more important to give the correct response and not the first response.

Iva Ignjatovic: When it comes to social media companies can be too slow is a mistake and too fast mistakes are made.

Tags: leader, adapt, adaptive, response, responsive, skills, control, interpret, predict, prepare, learn, experience, influence, flexible, quick, fast, hesitation, avoidance, emotions, intentional, intention, mistake

When things are going well, we don't want to spend time on thinking about redundancy. We focus on leveraging processes, improving efficiencies, and doing more with less. Yet, when we are sick, we want to take a vacation, or we need to take take time off because of unexpected events and we need covered…what happens? Things fall through the cracks, activities directly related to driving business forward stop. They just stop. If you are focusing on taking care of yourself, or if you are reducing the risk in your organization, or even if you are planning for fast growth…what is needed is ready to pass on, hand off, and give employees a structure to work in that supports creating independence at every level. Jessica Dewell discusses this with co-host Tanya Bourque.

Starting the conversation…

• Maya Angelo: I have my own back.
• It takes courage to not be needed.
• It takes planning to create redundancy, and it adds value to have coverage.

Transcript for Program 32: You're Covered.

Host: Jessica Dewell

Co-Host: Tanya Bourque

What You Will Hear:

The worst case scenario of when information is in one place…someone's head.

Documented (that is current) processes beyond the how-to.

Buddy system for covering daily tasks.

Culture where employees interact with each other and proactively work with each other in busy times.

There can be too much planning.

Ask and receive the answer: when you ask for advice, be ready to hear it.

Judgement and bias.

Make a choice and stick to it.

Two fears about asking for help.

Asking for help is a skill.

There is a possibility that no one else wants to even touch what we do.

When people only want to do their own job and nothing more.

90% of people in the US do use their earned vacation.

Tips to assess and create a process for covering their work.

Notable & Quotable:

Tanya Bourque: When people approach me for advice, and they say uh huh - and they don't really believe what you are saying.

Jessica Dewell: I recognize that there are inherent biases exist and we judge.

Jessica Dewell: We don't know if what we have to say has value [to another] until it comes out of our mouth. But if we hold back, will it make us feel stifled.

Tanya Bourque: Be ok asking for help. It's easier if there is a backup plan.

Jessica Dewell: When I'm home sick, and I'm in bed with my computer answering email. That is not my best work. I've stopped doing that.

Jessica Dewell: I love what I do.

Tanya Bourque: People may not want to help us because they worry their work will suffer.

Jessica Dewell: It starts with the leaders, us, that are responsible to create a space for how work is done.

Jessica Dewell: Acknowledge the unintended outcomes, and make a change.

Jessica Dewell: Amplify results by taking time off and having a plan to be covered.

Resources:

• 7 Things to Do if You're Feeling Overwhelmed
• Handle Overwhelm
• 5 Unexpected Ways to Deal When You're Overwhelmed at Work

Tags: worry, coverage, efficiency, plans, documentation, processes and procedures, communication, automatic behavior, value, fear, support, backup, overwhelm, quality work, responsibility, leader, action, priorities, change, result, burnout

When things are going well, we don’t want to spend time on thinking about redundancy. We focus on leveraging processes, improving efficiencies, and doing more with less. Yet, when we are sick, we want to take a vacation, or we need to take take time off because of unexpected events and we need covered…what happens? Things fall through the cracks, activities directly related to driving business forward stop. They just stop. If you are focusing on taking care of yourself, or if you are reducing the risk in your organization, or even if you are planning for fast growth…what is needed is ready to pass on, hand off, and give employees a structure to work in that supports creating independence at every level. Jessica Dewell discusses this with co-host Tanya Bourque. Starting the conversation…

• Maya Angelo: I have my own back.
• It takes courage to not be needed.
• It takes planning to create redundancy, and it adds value to have coverage.

Transcript for Program 32: You're Covered.

Host:  Jessica Dewell

Co-Host:  Tanya Bourque

What You Will Hear:

The worst case scenario of when information is in one place…someone’s head.

Documented (that is current) processes beyond the how-to.

Buddy system for covering daily tasks.

Culture where employees interact with each other and proactively work with each other in busy times.

There can be too much planning.

Ask and receive the answer: when you ask for advice, be ready to hear it.

Judgement and bias.

Make a choice and stick to it.

Two fears about asking for help.

Asking for help is a skill.

There is a possibility that no one else wants to even touch what we do.

When people only want to do their own job and nothing more.

90% of people in the US do use their earned vacation.

Tips to assess and create a process for covering their work.

Notable & Quotable:

Tanya Bourque: When people approach me for advice, and they say uh huh - and they don’t really believe what you are saying.

Jessica Dewell: I recognize that there are inherent biases exist and we judge.

Jessica Dewell: We don’t know if what we have to say has value [to another] until it comes out of our mouth. But if we hold back, will it make us feel stifled.

Tanya Bourque: Be ok asking for help. It’s easier if there is a backup plan.

Jessica Dewell: When I’m home sick, and I’m in bed with my computer answering email. That is not my best work. I’ve stopped doing that.

Jessica Dewell: I love what I do.

Tanya Bourque: People may not want to help us because they worry their work will suffer.

Jessica Dewell: It starts with the leaders, us, that are responsible to create a space for how work is done.

Jessica Dewell: Acknowledge the unintended outcomes, and make a change.

Jessica Dewell: Amplify results by taking time off and having a plan to be covered.

Resources:

• 7 Things to Do if You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
• Handle Overwhelm
• 5 Unexpected Ways to Deal When You’re Overwhelmed at Work

Tags: worry, coverage, efficiency, plans, documentation, processes and procedures, communication, automatic behavior, value, fear, support, backup, overwhelm, quality work, responsibility, leader, action, priorities, change, result, burnout

It is on the rare occasion we truly look inward and look at what we think and how we act. The way we think informs the action we take toward ourselves and others. The way we think shapes how we face adversity. The way we think comes out in the way we talk. We've all had stories in our life where we've won out over adversity and where we've withdrawn in the face of it. Jessica hosts this Lead in Business Today program featuring Diana Elizabeth Jordan.

Starting The Conversation…

• Personal responsibility and Accountability for our own actions.
• Reflect with the intent to learn and grow.
• Diversity - what it is and why it matters.

Host: Jessica Dewell

Guest: Diana Elizabeth Jordan

What You Will Hear:

The importance of knowing what you want - and going after it with what you have.

What we have and our ability to empower others (be an activist).

The answer to the question: what is the strangest and most notable thing you've done, and how did it impact your life after the fact?

Diversity is a broad spectrum: culture, income, and even disability.

We might be diverse, yet do we use the full definition of what diversity includes?

When we follow the rules even when it doesn't feel good.

Agree to disagree.

Discussion of empathy.

Chose carefully about what we say - relating to judgement.

Social justice defined.

Equal without equality.

Diversity in Diana's words.

It's easy to get stuck when we are only with like-minded people. And how it relates to our identity.

Beware of assumptions. It's likely we don't have the whole story.

Looking back, what could change to get a different action for different outcome.

Changes are happening.

Starting with us we must speak up. And then, how can the outcome I want benefit the community we belong to.

Notable & Quotable:

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: I have been fighting adversity since the day was born.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Use performing arts to entertain, impact, and empower audiences.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: It's important that action prompts action. I want to see things move forward.

Jessica Dewell: More and more people are finding their courage and standing up for who they are.

Jessica Dewell: Why not show our weaknesses to the world? It strengthens who we are [as perceived by other people].

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: I like to have dialog to be able to listen and seek understanding.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: We have a rainbow of diversity, and it includes people that don't think like we do.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Empathy is when I know I don't need to be right.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Social Justice is working toward the goal of equality.

Jessica Dewell: We can be treated equal, but that does't mean it's equality because it doesn't incorporate what makes us unique.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Diversity is embracing all the differences.

Jessica Dewell: Consciously challenge ourselves to make sure don't forget we feel good by being surrounded by like-minded people, we don't see (and hear) all sides.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: one opinion we hear in the media doesn't mean the entire group feels and believes it.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Diversity includes disability. Disability is diverse.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: I take action on behalf of my community. We need to see more action in my industry.

Tags: story teller, speaker, actor, facilitator, entrepreneur, opportunity, disability, talent, empowerment, impact, action, courage, good, rules, follower, fear, empathy, non-judgement, respect, awareness, judgement, racism, social, social justice, diversity, like-minded, assumptions, outcome, choice, hope, activism, think

It is on the rare occasion we truly look inward and look at what we think and how act. The way we think informs the action we take toward ourselves and others. The way we think shapes how we face adversity. The way we think comes out in the way we talk. We’ve all had stories in our life where we’ve won out over adversity and where we’ve withdrawn in the face of it. Jessica hosts this Lead in Business Today program featuring Diana Elizabeth Jordan. Starting The Conversation…

• Personal responsibility and Accountability for our own actions.
• Reflect with the intent to learn and grow.
• Diversity - what it is and why it matters.

Host: Jessica Dewell

Guest: Diana Elizabeth Jordan

What You Will Hear:

The importance of knowing what you want - and going after it with what you have.

What we have and our ability to empower others (be an activist).

The answer to the question: what is the strangest and most notable thing you’ve done, and how did it impact your life after the fact?

Diversity is a broad spectrum: culture, income, and even disability.

We might be diverse, yet do we use the full definition of what diversity includes?

When we follow the rules even when it doesn’t feel good.

Agree to disagree.

Discussion of empathy.

Chose carefully about what we say - relating to judgement.

Social justice defined.

Equal without equality.

Diversity in Diana’s words.

It’s easy to get stuck when we are only with like-minded people. And how it relates to our identity.

Beware of assumptions. It’s likely we don’t have the whole story.

Looking back, what could change to get a different action for different outcome.

Changes are happening.

Starting with us we must speak up. And then, how can the outcome I want benefit the community we belong to.

Notable & Quotable:

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: I have been fighting adversity since the day was born.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan:  Use performing arts to entertain, impact, and empower audiences.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: It’s important that action prompts action. I want to see things move forward.

Jessica Dewell: More and more people are finding their courage and standing up for who they are.

Jessica Dewell: Why not show our weaknesses to the world? It strengthens who we are [as perceived by other people].

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: I like to have dialog to be able to listen and seek understanding.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: We have a rainbow of diversity, and it includes people that don’t think like we do.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Empathy is when I know I don’t need to be right.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Social Justice is working toward the goal of equality.

Jessica Dewell: We can be treated equal, but that does’t mean it’s equality because it doesn’t incorporate what makes us unique.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Diversity is embracing all the differences.

Jessica Dewell: Consciously challenge ourselves to make sure don’t forget we feel good by being surrounded by like-minded people, we don’t see (and hear) all sides.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: one opinion we hear in the media doesn’t mean the entire group feels and believes it.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: Diversity includes disability. Disability is diverse.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan: I take action on behalf of my community. We need to see more action in my industry.

Tags: story teller, speaker, actor, facilitator, entrepreneur, opportunity, disability, talent, empowerment, impact, action, courage, good, rules, follower, fear, empathy, non-judgement, respect, awareness, judgement, racism, social, social justice, diversity, like-minded, assumptions, outcome, choice, hope, activism, think

We do want to check our reactions. We want to recognize there is something here for us to understand. There is a place for gratitude for the interaction, even if it doesn't seem like it at all. We want to be curious about what we hear and make sure we understand the root of the criticism. Time is always on our side. Jessica Dewell hosts this Leaders Discuss panel with Geoffrey X Lane and Donna Danielle.

Starting The Conversation…

• Emotions, reactions, and seeking understanding.
• How do you receive and give criticism?

View Transcript Here

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Geoffrey X Lane, Donna Danielle

What You Will Hear:

Language we use around criticism.

Relationships - oriented to functional vs people.

A 3 step process to talk about function - as short or long as needed (The Three W's).

Respectfully get feedback at the right time in the available amount of time.

Tip to know when someone criticizes us and it is really about them.

Differences in definition of feedback vs criticism.

Use questions to discover and explore to develop people.

Words can trigger emotion. Feelings are separate from function.

Criticism is a charged word. So we avoid it. That's a problem.

Dig into what unsolicited feedback, and how to engage with it.

Give back to us something that triggered them.

Notice reactions, without immediate reaction.

Boundaries around feedback - protect ourself.

Frame criticism to receive or give it - know the purpose.

Fear of being who we are and people leave our life.

Evaluate definition of friendship (friend vs familiarity with a person).

Family in business … what?! When we don't want to look deeper.

Notable & Quotable:

Donna Danielle: Relationship is key with criticism - they know who I am.

Geoffrey X Lane: Get to the core of [a problem] - without blame.

Geoffrey X Lane: In business it is not about sensitivity, it's about results. And, being respectful too.

Jessica Dewell: Sandwiching a problem between two good things can be contradictory. It's a skill to provide candid feedback.

Donna Danielle: Asking questions about what they notice can open up and create curiosity about areas that needed to change.

Donna Danielle: Building the relationship to communicate openly allowing each person to feel useful.

Geoffrey X Lane: I want to trigger thoughtfulness or awareness in someone.

Jessica Dewell: It's easy to know when we are getting criticized and we don't like it…its a skill to learn to give criticism respectfully.

Jessica Dewell: It takes courage to speak up.

Donna Danielle: Try to remember it might not be what I've done…so hold my reaction and hear the other person.

Geoffrey X Lane: Don't give automatic permission for people to give us feedback. Set boundaries.

Jessica Dewell: Seek to understand something new with curiosity.

Donna Danielle: Family context takes people into their bottom drawer and not be their best self.

Geoffrey X Lane: We've lost track of personal accountability.

Resources:

Brene Brown on Empathy

Tags: relationship, criticism, connection, language, listen, hear, feedback, immediate, respect, helpful, emotion, reaction, leader, question, development, useful, feeling, frame, courage, boundaries, fear

We do want to check our reactions. We want to recognize there is something here for us to understand. There is a place for gratitude for the interaction, even if it doesn’t seem like it at all. We want to be curious about what we hear and make sure we understand the root of the criticism. Time is always on our side. Jessica Dewell hosts this Leaders Discuss panel with Geoffrey X Lane and Donna Danielle. Starting The Conversation…

• Emotions, reactions, and seeking understanding.
• How do you receive and give criticism?

View Transcript Here

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Geoffrey X Lane, Donna Danielle

What You Will Hear:

Language we use around criticism.

Relationships - oriented to functional vs people.

A 3 step process to talk about function - as short or long as needed (The Three W’s).

Respectfully get feedback at the right time in the available amount of time.

Tip to know when someone criticizes us and it is really about them.

Differences in definition of feedback vs criticism.

Use questions to discover and explore to develop people.

Words can trigger emotion. Feelings are separate from function.

Criticism is a charged word. So we avoid it. That’s a problem.

Dig into what unsolicited feedback, and how to engage with it.

Give back to us something that triggered them.

Notice reactions, without immediate reaction.

Boundaries around feedback - protect ourself.

Frame criticism to receive or give it - know the purpose.

Fear of being who we are and people leave our life.

Evaluate definition of friendship (friend vs familiarity with a person).

Family in business … what?! When we don’t want to look deeper.

Notable & Quotable:

Donna Danielle: Relationship is key with criticism - they know who I am.

Geoffrey X Lane: Get to the core of [a problem] - without blame.

Geoffrey X Lane: In business it is not about sensitivity, it’s about results. And, being respectful too.

Jessica Dewell: Sandwiching a problem between two good things can be contradictory. It’s a skill to provide candid feedback.

Donna Danielle: Asking questions about what they notice can open up and create curiosity about areas that needed to change.

Donna Danielle:  Building the relationship to communicate openly allowing each person to feel useful.

Geoffrey X Lane: I want to trigger thoughtfulness or awareness in someone.

Jessica Dewell: It’s easy to know when we are getting criticized and we don’t like it…its a skill to learn to give criticism respectfully.

Jessica Dewell: It takes courage to speak up.

Donna Danielle: Try to remember it might not be what I’ve done…so hold my reaction and hear the other person.

Geoffrey X Lane: Don’t give automatic permission for people to give us feedback. Set boundaries.

Jessica Dewell: Seek to understand something new with curiosity.

Donna Danielle: Family context takes people into their bottom drawer and not be their best self.

Geoffrey X Lane: We’ve lost track of personal accountability.

Resources:

Brene Brown on Empathy

Tags: relationship, criticism, connection, language, listen, hear, feedback, immediate, respect, helpful, emotion, reaction, leader, question, development, useful, feeling, frame, courage, boundaries, fear

Our happiness is relative because what makes us happy isn't the same for everyone. That's a common myth. Busting through to talk about our core strengths - our super powers - and how to own them. The question they are answering: What's your super power and how did you discover it? This Leaders Discuss program is hosted by Jessica Dewell, the panel includes: Joel Dawson, Carmen Rojas, Geoffrey X Lane, and Christine L Bowen.

Starting The Conversation…

• Happiness and core innate strengths.
• What's your super power and how did you discover it?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Pannel: Carmen Rojas, Christine L Bowen, Joel Dawson, Geoffrey X Lane

What You Will Hear:

Super powers make us happy and bring us success.

Our beliefs and life approach are influenced by our strengths. They come easy to us.

How our strengths may also be a weakness.

Accept the way we are. Don't give too much away.

Know when to share opinion. Ask for permission to share opinions.

How to control strengths and understand weakness to fully show up.

Use our own reaction and experience to choose what we must do - even if that intimidates others.

Gratitude, honesty…and we are the example.

Our values and our super powers. Panelists share their top 1-2 personal values.

Take responsibility for your core strength.

Process takes patience.

Be real.

Responsibility is owning ourselves and how we choose to act.

Notable & Quotable:

Carmen Rojas: My super power is a weakness at times, and I see things in a very matter of fact way.

Christine L Bowen: My values are my super powers.

Geoffrey X Lane: What [people] want to to have a real connection with you.

Joel Dawson: We all have a [superpower] gift.

Carmen Rojas: Tricky when we are the only one in the room that thinks a certain way.

Geoffrey X Lane: What I see isn't necessarily the truth, but I'm good at reading what's going on.

Christine L Bowen: Carmen cracked me up. I'm an artsy visual communicator.

Joel Dawson: I worked harder than the ordinary person to build my skills.

Jessica Dewell: Consciously choose our strength, living our quest and standing in our power.

Carmen Rojas: If I have to tell [my son] to be himself, I have to be myself too.

Christine L Bowen: It's a daily effort to be in full alignment.

Joel Dawson: I'm proud to say I have core values because at one time I didn't have any.

Jessica Dewell: It is not always easy to live with the values we've chosen (in the spectrum of definitions) - we must be responsible.

Geoffrey X Lane: Never ever squash [your superpower].

Resources:

• Giraffes Can't Dance

Tags: super power, success, philosophy, illusion, Super Friends, Xmen, different, show up, literal, complicated, awareness, challenge, permission, unique, learning, self care, service, willing, motivation, control, power, being in own power, sales, clients, client acquisition, hypocritical, help, model, watching, leader, leadership, meditation, profound respect, polarized, golden rule, effort, forgiveness, non-judgement, humane